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Cell phone users can now choose a company that will donate some of its profits to liberal causes (courtesy DFA).

If ever there was evidence that the nation is becoming increasingly polarized, it’s this: Cell phone users can now choose a company that will donate some of its profits to liberal causes — and refuse to cooperate with the Bush administration’s warrantless surveillance program.

Credo Mobile, a division of the liberal firm Working Assets, has partnered with Democracy for America, a progressive political action committee born of Howard Dean’s presidential campaign, to create DFA Wireless.

When subscribers make a call on a DFA Wireless phone, 10 percent of their monthly charges will go to Democracy for America.

The Federal Election Commission signaled approval of the transactions because they are considered individual political contributions.

Working Assets requested an FEC ruling in October 2006, concerned that the plan’s results would be considered “impermissible corporate contributions” from Working Assets to political action committees.

On Feb. 9, 2007, the FEC rendered an advisory opinion giving the go-ahead for the venture, provided the PACs play by the rules.

When subscribers sign up for DFA Wireless, their personal information is captured so it can be accurately reported to the FEC as a political contribution, explains DFA Finance Director Rachel Moss.

The plan was rolled out slowly, with a six-month testing phase, and Moss says the number of subscribers has been increasing steadily.

As an incentive to new subscribers, DFA will buy out old contracts up to $175 and offer a free LG 350 camera phone.

“It has actually been interesting to see who is switching over,” said Moss, claiming they are also getting a lot of first-time cell users.

Credo has long been allied with liberal causes. “We have been doing this before it was cool,” said Claudine Zap, spokeswoman for the San Francisco-based company.

Since 1985, the phone company has donated more than $50 million to progressive nonprofits, ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to Amnesty International.

They also give subscribers the opportunity to nominate causes and vote on where the money should go.

“The potential is endless. Everyone uses a cell phone. We want to sign up as much new membership as possible. This is a great opportunity for everyone,” said Jim Dean, Howard Dean’s brother and DFA’s chairman.

DFA is targeting this plan to its more than 675,000 members, but Credo’s wider pitch is to progressives everywhere.

The latest hook is that the company won’t cooperate with the Bush administration’s electronic surveillance program without a warrant.

Over the weekend, the liberal online organization Democrats.com sent a message to its members on behalf of Michael Kieschnick, co-founder and president of Credo Mobile.

“Are you a customer of AT&T or Verizon?” asks the sales pitch.

“Turns out AT&T and Verizon have been assisting the Bush administration’s illegal wiretapping program for quite some time. AT&T is alleged to run every byte of its Internet traffic through a listening room where only NSA-approved personnel can go. And to make matters worse, the Bush administration has just about convinced Congress to grant the telecom companies retroactive immunity from suits from their angry customers.”

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Peace Steve!

nice to hear from you again. I wonder how many women will vote for Her Hilllaryness because of her gender. Now if I publicly announce I am supporting Romney because he is white, what would the outcry be?

THIS IS GOOD, GET ALL THE LEFTIES TALKING ON ONE LINE...SO THAT DICK CHENEY CAN MONITOR THEM ALL! MOOOOWOOOHA HA HA HA!(PLAY THE DARTH VADER THEME IN BACKGROUND) BTW- BRILLIANT SCHEME FOR THIS TELECOM- THEY CAN PROVIDE THE CRAPPIEST NETWORK, CHARGE OUTRAGEOUS RATES, AND BLAME ALL THE DROPPED CALLS ON BUSH!